Placeholder Author

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 813 citations indexed

About

Placeholder Author is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Placeholder Author has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 813 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Anthropology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Placeholder Author's work include Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 papers), Race, Genetics, and Society (2 papers) and Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (1 paper). Placeholder Author is often cited by papers focused on Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 papers), Race, Genetics, and Society (2 papers) and Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (1 paper). Placeholder Author collaborates with scholars based in . Placeholder Author's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Mankind Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Placeholder Author

16 papers receiving 738 citations

Hit Papers

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
    2002 566 citations Placeholder Author Mankind Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Placeholder Author 7 265 193 148 148 78 17 813
Joan C. Stevenson United States 13 216 0.8× 220 1.1× 163 1.1× 83 0.6× 63 0.8× 50 820
Matt Ridley United States 13 478 1.8× 212 1.1× 200 1.4× 184 1.2× 56 0.7× 33 1.3k
Iver Mysterud Norway 8 151 0.6× 152 0.8× 113 0.8× 79 0.5× 48 0.6× 30 825
Carol Barner-Barry United States 11 400 1.5× 237 1.2× 293 2.0× 119 0.8× 57 0.7× 30 874
Thomas E. Dickins United Kingdom 16 434 1.6× 357 1.8× 281 1.9× 132 0.9× 86 1.1× 66 1.2k
Robin Fox United States 17 529 2.0× 386 2.0× 342 2.3× 135 0.9× 132 1.7× 67 1.3k
Mary Midgley United Kingdom 21 464 1.8× 86 0.4× 213 1.4× 208 1.4× 78 1.0× 104 1.5k
Cora Diamond United States 17 245 0.9× 561 2.9× 138 0.9× 251 1.7× 58 0.7× 65 1.8k
Frans B. M. de Waal 3 284 1.1× 114 0.6× 223 1.5× 177 1.2× 48 0.6× 4 563
Richard J. Preston Canada 14 349 1.3× 189 1.0× 203 1.4× 60 0.4× 27 0.3× 40 989

Countries citing papers authored by Placeholder Author

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Fields of papers citing papers by Placeholder Author

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Author, Placeholder. (2019). About Mankind Quarterly. Mankind Quarterly. 60(2). 282–283. 1 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2016). About Mankind Quarterly. Mankind Quarterly. 57(1). 112–113. 1 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2015). Notes for Authors. Mankind Quarterly. 56(2). 244–245. 1 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2012). Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy. Mankind Quarterly. 52(3). 0–0. 6 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2011). How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Dunbar’s Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks. Mankind Quarterly. 51(4). 0–0. 49 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2010). A Life (Un)Worthy of Living: Reproductive Genetics in Israel and Germany. Mankind Quarterly. 51(1). 0–0. 1 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2004). Genetics and the Search for Modern Human Origins. Mankind Quarterly. 44(3). 0–0. 1 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2002). The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. Mankind Quarterly. 43(2). 0–0. 566 indexed citations breakdown →
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Author, Placeholder. (2002). Biology at Work: Rethinking Sexual Equality. Mankind Quarterly. 43(1). 0–0. 23 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2002). Evil, Good and Gender - Facets of the Feminine in Zoroastrian Religious History. Mankind Quarterly. 42(3). 0–0. 7 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2001). Looking Down on Human Intelligence: From Psychometrics to the Brain. Mankind Quarterly. 42(1). 0–0. 81 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2000). Hormones, Gender and the Aging Brain. Mankind Quarterly. 41(1). 0–0. 1 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (2000). The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection: A Complete Variorum Edition. Mankind Quarterly. 40(4). 0–0. 48 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (1998). The Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Peoples of Eastern Central Asia. Mankind Quarterly. 39(2). 0–0. 24 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (1992). Max Weber's Sociology of Intellectuals. Mankind Quarterly. 33(1). 0–0. 1 indexed citations
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Author, Placeholder. (1986). Book reviews. Mankind Quarterly. 27(2). 0–0. 1 indexed citations

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